ethnic group
C352
concept
An ethnic group is a social category of people who identify with each other based on shared ancestry, culture, language, history, and often a common geographic origin.
All labels observed (200)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ethnic group canonical | 3,145 |
| indigenous people | 791 |
| Indigenous people | 679 |
| Native American people | 491 |
| diaspora community | 165 |
| ethnolinguistic group | 109 |
| ethnic subgroup | 106 |
| tribe | 72 |
| historical ethnic group | 71 |
| Arab tribe | 64 |
| diaspora | 60 |
| ethnic community | 55 |
| ethno-religious group | 52 |
| cultural group | 45 |
| Turkic people | 43 |
| indigenous ethnic group | 39 |
| nomadic people | 33 |
| tribal group | 32 |
| indigenous people of the United States | 31 |
| indigenous people of North America | 29 |
| indigenous people of California | 27 |
| ethnoreligious group | 26 |
| human population group | 26 |
| ethno-religious community | 25 |
| African diaspora community | 23 |
| Jewish ethnic group | 23 |
| cultural community | 23 |
| ethnic group collection | 23 |
| ethnic minority in China | 23 |
| Polynesian people | 19 |
| tribal community | 19 |
| ethnographic group | 18 |
| biblical tribe | 16 |
| ethnic group in Australia | 16 |
| ethnic minority | 16 |
| ethnic group in Canada | 15 |
| Indigenous peoples | 14 |
| Indo-European people | 14 |
| Romani subgroup | 14 |
| Semitic people | 13 |
| Berber people | 12 |
| ethnic culture | 12 |
| Ethnic group | 11 |
| ethno-linguistic group | 11 |
| ancient ethnic group | 10 |
| linguistic community | 10 |
| Arab people | 9 |
| Hindu community | 9 |
| Iranian peoples | 9 |
| ethnic group in New Zealand | 9 |
| Arab American subgroup | 8 |
| Romance-speaking people | 8 |
| Saharan people | 8 |
| human ethnic group | 8 |
| Muslim ethnic group | 7 |
| ethno-cultural group | 7 |
| medieval ethnic group | 7 |
| tribe of Israel | 7 |
| Austronesian peoples | 6 |
| Brahmin community | 6 |
| East Slavic people | 6 |
| European diaspora community | 6 |
| Nigerian ethnic group | 6 |
| ethnic diaspora | 6 |
| ethnic identity | 6 |
| ethno-social group | 6 |
| ethnocultural group | 6 |
| extinct ethnic group | 6 |
| minority group | 6 |
| cultural-linguistic group | 5 |
| ethnic group cluster | 5 |
| ethnic group in the Philippines | 5 |
| pastoralist people | 5 |
| Arawakan people | 4 |
| Middle Eastern Jews | 4 |
| Muslim people | 4 |
| Negrito people | 4 |
| Turkic ethnic group | 4 |
| ethno‑religious group | 4 |
| linguistic minority | 4 |
| German ethnic group | 3 |
| Indonesian ethnic group | 3 |
| Romani people | 3 |
| Sephardi Jew | 3 |
| Southern Paiute group | 3 |
| Yuman people | 3 |
| ethnic designation | 3 |
| ethnoreligious community | 3 |
| religious-ethnic community | 3 |
| Asian American ethnic group | 2 |
| Asian American group | 2 |
| Balkan ethnic group | 2 |
| Canadian demographic group | 2 |
| Canadian ethnic group | 2 |
| German minority | 2 |
| Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands | 2 |
| Jewish diaspora | 2 |
| Kartvelian people | 2 |
| Romance-language ethnic group | 2 |
| collective term for peoples | 2 |
| ethnic group abroad | 2 |
| ethnic group collective | 2 |
| ethnic group in India | 2 |
| ethnic minority in Malaysia | 2 |
| ethnicGroup | 2 |
| ethno-cultural grouping | 2 |
| ethnoregional group | 2 |
| subgroup of Georgians | 2 |
| transnational ethnic group | 2 |
| этническая группа | 2 |
| ეთნიკური ჯგუფი | 2 |
| African diaspora population | 1 |
| California Indian group | 1 |
| Caribbean people | 1 |
| Ethnic group in India | 1 |
| Ethnic group in Taiwan | 1 |
| Ethnic group in the Philippines | 1 |
| Filipino ethnic minority | 1 |
| Filipino ethnolinguistic group | 1 |
| Georgian people subgroup | 1 |
| Greek ethnic group | 1 |
| Hispanic and Latino American group | 1 |
| Hispanic group in the United States | 1 |
| Iranian ethnic group | 1 |
| Jewish ethnoreligious group | 1 |
| Latino ethnic group | 1 |
| Malay ethnic group | 1 |
| Muslim ethnolinguistic group | 1 |
| New Zealand ethnic minority | 1 |
| Nguni-speaking societies | 1 |
| North Caucasian people | 1 |
| Romance ethnic group | 1 |
| Romani ethnic group | 1 |
| South African population group | 1 |
| South Asian American group | 1 |
| South Caucasian people | 1 |
| Tibeto-Burman ethnic group | 1 |
| ancient Near Eastern ethnic group | 1 |
| ancient ethnolinguistic group | 1 |
| armed ethnic group | 1 |
| collective ethnonym | 1 |
| collective ethnoreligious community | 1 |
| cultural minority | 1 |
| demographic group in the United States | 1 |
| ethnic community in India | 1 |
| ethnic group classification | 1 |
| ethnic group diaspora | 1 |
| ethnic group in Borneo | 1 |
| ethnic group in China | 1 |
| ethnic group in Gabon | 1 |
| ethnic group in Germany | 1 |
| ethnic group in Ghana | 1 |
| ethnic group in Malaya | 1 |
| ethnic group in Myanmar | 1 |
| ethnic group in Nepal | 1 |
| ethnic group in Russia | 1 |
| ethnic group in Taiwan | 1 |
| ethnic group in Westeros | 1 |
| ethnic group in the United Kingdom | 1 |
| ethnic group member | 1 |
| ethnic group name | 1 |
| ethnic grouping | 1 |
| ethnic groups | 1 |
| ethnic minority in Indonesia | 1 |
| ethnic minority population | 1 |
| ethnic nationalities category | 1 |
| ethno-cultural community | 1 |
| ethno-historical group | 1 |
| ethno-linguistic community | 1 |
| ethno-political community | 1 |
| ethno-social community | 1 |
| ethnocultural community | 1 |
| ethnolinguistic group collective | 1 |
| ethno‑religious population | 1 |
| historical ethnic community | 1 |
| historical ethnolinguistic group | 1 |
| linguistic-cultural group | 1 |
| local population group | 1 |
| macro-ethnic group | 1 |
| minority group in Malaysia | 1 |
| minority group in Myanmar | 1 |
| minority group in Russia | 1 |
| minority group in the United States | 1 |
| national minority | 1 |
| nomadic ethnic group | 1 |
| officially recognized ethnic group of China | 1 |
| pan-ethnic group | 1 |
| pan-ethnic identity | 1 |
| proto-Korean ethnic group | 1 |
| racial and ethnic group | 1 |
| recognized ethnic minority of China | 1 |
| regional Georgian ethnic group | 1 |
| regional cultural group | 1 |
| regional ethnic group | 1 |
| religious-ethnic group | 1 |
| subethnic group | 1 |
| subgroup of Romani people | 1 |
| subgroup of Slavs | 1 |
| этнографическая группа | 1 |
| گروه قومی | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: ethnic group
Generated description
An ethnic group is a social category of people who identify with each other based on shared ancestry, culture, language, history, and often a common geographic origin.
Instances (5,314)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Arora Punjabis | — |
| Mahican | Native American people |
| Indo-Europeans | ethno-linguistic group |
| Nanticoke | Native American people |
| Guatemalan Americans | diaspora community |
| Chagossians | — |
| Bnei Menashe | ethnoreligious group |
| Bene Ephraim | ethno-religious group |
| Khatri Punjabis | ethno-religious community |
| Cree peoples | Indigenous people |
| Bactrians | — |
| Baigas | tribal community |
| Otomi peoples | indigenous people |
| Abkhazians | — |
| Xibe | — |
| ǀXam people | indigenous people |
| San Juan Southern Paiute | Native American people |
| Altai people | — |
| Seediq | indigenous people |
| Yavapai people | Native American people |
| Aleut | Indigenous people |
| Quiripi people | Indigenous people |
| Circassians | — |
| Subanen | — |
| Polish Americans | — |
| Tongva | Native American people |
| Cortina Rancheria of Wintun Indians (Miwok-affiliated members) | indigenous people of the United States |
| Basotho people | — |
| Santhal | — |
| Maidu people | Native American people |
| Ho-Chunk | Native American people |
| Pemon | indigenous people |
| Lurs | — |
| Sinhalese | — |
| Osing people | — |
| South Asian American | — |
| Hupa people | Native American people |
| Helong | — |
| Tenggerese people | — |
|
Dutch American
surface form:
Dutch Americans
|
— |
| Karachays | — |
| Frisians | — |
| indigenous peoples of the Dutch East Indies | ethnic group collection |
| Karuk people | Native American people |
| Woods Cree | Indigenous people |
| Mappila Muslims | ethno-religious group |
| Saxons | — |
| Orang Madura | — |
| Hui | — |
| Gorskie Yevrei | Jewish ethnic group |